Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. A mixed martial
arts contestant who flagrantly or repeatedly commits a foul may be:
(1) Disqualified in a contest by the referee;
and
(2) Subject to disciplinary
action by the Commission.
B. The following acts are fouls and may
result in penalties:
(1) Butting with the
head;
(2) Eye gouging of any
kind;
(3) Biting or spitting at an
opponent;
(4) Hair
pulling;
(5) Fish
hooking;
(6) Groin attacks of any
kind;
(7) Intentionally placing a
finger in any opponent's orifice, or into any cut or laceration of an
opponent;
(8) Downward pointing of
elbow strikes;
(9) Small joint
manipulation;
(10) Strikes to the
spine or back of the head;
(11)
Strikes or kicks to the kidney;
(12) Throat strikes of any kind, including
the grabbing of the trachea;
(13)
Clawing, pinching, or twisting the flesh or grabbing the clavicle;
(14) Kicking the head of a grounded mixed
martial arts contestant;
(15)
Kneeing the head of a grounded mixed martial arts contestant;
(16) Stomping of a grounded mixed martial
arts contestant;
(17) The use of
abusive language in the fighting area;
(18) Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes
an injury to an opponent;
(19)
Attacking an opponent on or during the break;
(20) Attacking an opponent who is under the
referee's care;
(21) Timidity,
including:
(a) Avoiding contact;
(b) Continual dropping of the contestant's
mouthpiece; or
(c) Faking an
injury;
(22)
Interference from a mixed martial arts contestant's second, including throwing
in the towel during competition;
(23) Throwing an opponent out of the fighting
area;
(24) Flagrant disregard of
the referee's instructions; and
(25) Spiking an opponent to the canvas on the
head or neck.
C. Except
as provided in §E of this regulation, if a foul is committed, the referee
may:
(1) Call time;
(2) Check the fouled mixed martial arts
contestant's condition and safety; and
(3) Assess the foul to the offending
contestant and deduct one or more points, based upon the severity and effect of
the foul, by notifying, as soon as practical, but not later than the end of the
round in which the foul occurred:
(a) Both
corners;
(b) The judges;
and
(c) The Commission
table.
D.
Subject to the discretion of the referee, a fouled mixed martial arts
contestant may have up to 5 minutes to recuperate.
E. If a bottom mixed martial arts contestant
commits a foul, unless the top mixed martial arts contestant is injured, the
contest shall continue, so as not to jeopardize the top mixed martial arts
contestant's superior positioning at the time, and the referee shall:
(1) Verbally notify the bottom mixed martial
arts contestant of the foul; and
(2) Assess the foul and notify both corners'
seconds, the judges, and the official scorekeeper of the same when the round is
over.
F. If the referee
does not call a foul and deduct one or more points, the judges may not make
such an assessment on their own or factor such an assessment into their scoring
calculations.
G. A deduction of one
or more points by the referee shall result in that number of points being
deducted from the offending mixed martial arts contestant's score by the
official scorekeeper.
